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2. How to identify a scam call before you're taken advantage of

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   The goal of this scam is to get your credit card information. In general, it’s always a good idea to call warranty services and the like yourself rather than making purchases through an ...

3. Beware of tax scam emails and phone calls, IRS warns - AOL

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   There is no such bureau in the government. Many scams about taxes purportedly owed demand payment using a specific method like a prepaid debit card or wire transfer. However, the IRS does not use ...

4. Biggest Credit Card Scams To Look Out For in 2023

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   No one wants to become the victim of a credit card scam. Unfortunately, the truth is that credit card fraud may be more prevalent than most Americans think -- and it isn't only the elderly who are ...

5. IRS impersonation scam - Wikipedia

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   An IRS impersonation scam is a class of telecommunications fraud and scam which targets American taxpayers by masquerading as Internal Revenue Service (IRS) collection officers. [1] The scammers operate by placing disturbing official-sounding calls to unsuspecting citizens, threatening them with arrest and frozen assets if thousands of dollars ...

6. What You Need to Know About Phone Scams - AOL

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   2. Sign up for Credit Monitoring. Knowledge is power and keeping track of what’s happening with your credit, BEFORE a scammer gets to you is a great tool.

7. Identify legitimate AOL websites, requests, and communications

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   • Don't use internet search engines to find AOL contact info, as they may lead you to malicious websites and support scams. Always go directly to AOL Help Central for legitimate AOL customer support. • Never click suspicious-looking links. Hover over hyperlinks with your cursor to preview the destination URL.

8. Telemarketing fraud - Wikipedia

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   Crawler devices - A majority of fraudulent calls originate from Nigerian phone scammers, who claim $12.7 billion a year off phone scams. [23] Some callers have to make up to 1000 calls per day. To help with speeding things up, they will sometimes use crawler devices which is computerized to go through every area code calling each number.

9. How to spot a scam online - AOL

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   And whatever you do, don’t send cash, gift cards, or money transfers. You can report scam phone calls to the FTC Complaint Assistant. Online scam No. 4: "Tech support” reaches out to you ...